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The Progressive Era, 1900–1916: Theodore Roosevelt.

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Please, this is a reflection assignment, no outside source and work cited. Select topic from chapter 15-18. Strictly follow the uploaded instruction. Thank you.




 




Reflection Assignments: There are two reflection assignments based on the weekly materials provided in the Units readings, power points, chapter outlines etc. You will select an event, person, or timeline in any chapter within the unit chapters and write a college level MLA essay on that particular topic. These assignments will provide you an opportunity in your own words, journal through a week’s reflection, what historical event, person, or timeline stood out most to you as student in this course. The rubric will include a minimum of 400-500 words per reflection using the proper grammar usage. You will post your reflections online through the tabs provided in Blackboard. The reflection assignment is based on the assigned unit material chapters, lectures, etc. 
Ex. "What I found most interesting in Chapter ......"
15. “What is Freedom?”: Reconstruction, 1865–1877
—16. America’s Gilded Age, 1870–1890
—17. Freedom’s Boundaries, At Home and Abroad, 1890–1900
—18. The Progressive Era, 1900–1916
—19. Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 1916–1920
—20. From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920–1932
—21. The New Deal, 1932–1940
—22. Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941–1945—
23. The United States and the Cold War, 1945–1953
—24. An Affluent Society, 1953–1960
—25. The Sixties, 1960–1968
—26. The Triumph of Conservatism, 1969–1988
—27. From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989–2001
28. A New Century and New Crises
Read Chapters 15-18, Review Course content, Outlines & PP
Read Chapters 23-28, Review Course content, Outlines & PP
  Give Me Liberty!
AN AMERICAN HISTORY
Seagull Fifth Edition, Volume Two
Eric Foner
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The Progressive Era, 1900–1916: Theodore Roosevelt
What I found most interesting in Chapter 18, “The Progressive Era, 1900-1916” was the constructive activities of the newly sworn-in President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The progressive Era being that time when America witnessed explosive economic growth and strategic changes in development, benefited from the activities of a proactive president such as Roosevelt. I was intrigued by his move to straighten activities in the corporate world when he spearheaded a campaign to dissolve activities of Northern Securities Company that had monopolized operations in the transport sector. He was able to steer his agenda using the Sherman Antitrust Act to the interest of the populace. 
I was able to note that the most outstanding trait of Roosevelt was his undying interest in the affairs of workers, especially when he declared that he was an “honest broker” in the labor disputes. It was such a time when a strike had threatened to paralyze all activities of coalfield in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Such was a stance that he pulled when he threatened to press for a federal takeover of mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania because of employee harassment. I remember Roosevelt as a selfless individual who had a better vision for America and improved life for all its citizens. The president appealed to the entire public to shun misuse of power by a few rich individuals at the expense of others. As a result of this intent, he ...
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